FDA approves new weight-loss drug

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug that can be used as a weight-loss medication. 

Wegovy is specifically for chronic weight management in overweight or obese adults with “at least one weight-related comorbidity,” according to pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, the maker of the drug. Wegovy is a higher dose of Novo’s diabetes drug semaglutide.

In company-funded studies, participants taking Wegovy had average weight loss of 15%, about 34 pounds (15.3 kilograms). Participants lost weight steadily for 14 months before plateauing. In a comparison group getting dummy shots, the average weight loss was about 2.5%, or just under 6 pounds.

Novo’s anti-obesity drug, in particular, is said to induce weight loss in patients by reducing hunger while increasing the feeling of fullness. 

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